Not Worth Mentioning

… But then it’s Sunday, and I usually don’t blog on Sunday anyway. In Croatia, the word for “Excuse me” is “Oprostite,” which is pronounced “o-PRO-stee-tay.” This is very disconcerting, because every time I go up to someone to ask for something, I feel like I’m calling them an “old prostitute.” Just one of the little peculiarities of travel.